C1verbrelationshipsbusiness
US/wuː/
UK/wuː/
to try to win someone's support or love, for example voters, customers or a romantic partner
In context
He wooed her with handwritten poems and homemade bánh flan.
Banks are offering free gifts to woo young customers.
Both parties are trying hard to woo older voters.
Words that go with woo
verb + noun
- woo votersThe candidates spent the final week trying to woo voters in rural areas.
- woo customersSmall cafés use loyalty cards and free wifi to woo customers.
- woo investorsThe city is cutting taxes to woo foreign investors.
verb + adverb
- woo backThe airline hopes lower fares will woo back passengers it lost.
- woo awayTech firms try to woo away top engineers from their rivals.